A Wizard's Secret Chapter 286 - Hitting a Snag

Chapter 286: Hitting a Snag

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“Five types of Pandora Demon Abilities...”

rlin mumbled incessantly to himself in a low voice. After hearing what the Fla Being had said, rlin fell silent.

Five types of Pandora Demon Abilities, all of which could be combined with spells – how powerful was that? At the very least, rlin would be no match for soone like that, yet even a prodigy like that was unable to clear the third obstacle.

“Bring there anyway. Even if I don’t complete it, I want to know how the third obstacle is really like.”

After so consideration, rlin responded to the Fla Being. No matter what it was, he wanted to see how difficult the third obstacle was.

The Fla Being nodded. “Let’s go then. The third obstacle is right ahead. Just wait until you’ve seen it for yourself, then you’ll understand what I an.”

With that, the Fla Being brought rlin further forward.

After passing through a stone room and a lengthy corridor, the Fla Being brought rlin to a hall. The hall was supported by broad crystal pillars which flickered with dazzling light. The entire hall was also covered in countless mysterious runes.

Other than this peculiar hall, what really caught rlin’s interest was a lifelike statue in the middle of the hall.

This statue was attention-grabbing as it was enveloped in a blaze. One would be overco by a bizarre feeling the longer they looked at it.

The Fla Being was looking at the statue with a complicated expression as well, following which it said in a low voice, “This is the third obstacle. If you can defeat the Fla Image left by Master, then you’ll complete the third obstacle and receive Master’s treasure!”

“Fla Image? Where?”

rlin did not know what a Fla Image was at all, and surveyed his surroundings, but did not discover anything that was particularly powerful.

The Fla Being pointed at the lifelike statue, and said firmly, “This statue is Master’s Fla Image. It’ll only awaken once it’s sure that you will challenge it!”

“It’s this statue?”

rlin was sowhat bewildered and uncertain. Even though the statue did not appear to have any exceptional features, it must, of course, be extraordinary to be the guardian of the third obstacle.

“Can you tell about this Fla Image?”

rlin was in no hurry to clear the obstacle and instead posed this question to the Fla Being. Throughout their exchange on the way here, rlin had gradually realized that the Fla Being possessed an independent consciousness. Thus, perhaps he could know more about this Fla Image from the Fla Being.

The Fla Being eyed rlin and said, “Actually, it’s not a big deal to let you know. Now that we’ve reached the third obstacle, there’s no need to keep it a secret.”

After a pause, the flas on the Fla Being began to intensify, and its voice gradually beca more emphatic. “Master’s Fla Image possesses trendous strength. Based on your standards, it’s comparable to a Seventh-level Spell Caster! However, it’s not a true Spell Caster, but only a Fla Image, so it only knows Fire-type spells. Still, these spells embody Master’s understanding of flas, so their might is especially powerful.

“At the third obstacle, no matter who you are, you’ll face a Fla Image. Even a Seventh-level Spell Caster would face a Fla Image. Previously, there was a Seventh-level Spell Caster who overca the first two obstacles after much trial and tribulation. However, when he faced the Fla Image at the third obstacle, he attempted to complete it three tis in a row but had no way of withstanding the attacks of the Fla Image. He didn’t even have the chance to be thrown into Fla Prison as he was reduced to ashes by the all-consuming flas cast by the Fla Image.

“There were two other Spell Casters who had made their way to this third obstacle. They were both stopped by the Fla Image – if they weren’t killed, they were thrown into the Fla Prison.”

rlin could not help but steal another glance at the lifelike statue. He did not think that the Fla Image would be so terrifying, even comparable to a Seventh-level Spell Caster. Furthermore, the Fire-type spells it cast surely must have exceptional power. The combined power of which was sothing an average Seventh-level Spell Caster would not be able to match.

Nonetheless, rlin could not refrain from asking, “If a First-level Spell Caster cleared the first two obstacles by a fluke, must he also face a Fla Image which is comparable to a Seventh-level Spell Caster? Or to put it another way, won’t it be a piece of cake for an Eighth-level Spell Caster, or soone even stronger, to complete the third obstacle?”

“That’s right, the Fla Image of the third obstacle is unchanging, forever maintaining its strength which is comparable to a Seventh-level Spell Caster. That’s why I advise you to concentrate on constructing spells here. When you’ve beco a Spell Caster above the Fourth-level, you might have a slim chance of clearing the third obstacle by relying on the strength of the second stage Pandora Demon Ability.”

The Fla Being understood rlin’s situation as well. Once he beca a Fourth-level Spell Caster, the various Pandora Demon Abilities he had on him could be cultivated up till the second stage. In that way, rlin’s capabilities would undergo an imnse upgrade.

However, only rlin knew that except for Darkness-type spells, he had no other Fourth-level, or higher, spells. Therefore, if he just stayed here, he had no way of becoming a Fourth-level Spell Caster.

Besides, even if he beca a Fourth-level Spell Caster through sheer luck, cultivating the second stage of Pandora Demon Ability would require precious treasures. How would there be treasures like that here?

Thus, rlin was unable to stay here for long. He needed to leave as soon as possible, only he had to face these three obstacles. Without even trying, he knew that he would surely be unable to overco this last one.

“With such a powerful Fla Image, who else, other than Eighth or Ninth-level Spell Casters, or Great Wizards, would be able to clear the obstacle?”

rlin even suspected that no one was able to clear this obstacle at all. Perhaps only those Eighth or Ninth-level Spell Casters, or those powerful Great Wizards, would be able to surmount this third obstacle.

“If it was a present-day Eighth or Ninth-level Spell Caster, they may not necessarily clear this obstacle. However, this place only allows entry to Seventh-level Spell Casters at most. So, Eighth or Ninth-level Spell Casters, or Great Wizards, would have no way of coming here at all.”

In the Fla Being’s words, sothing was revealed which slightly shocked rlin. The Fla Being seed to hold a disdainful attitude toward contemporary Eighth and Ninth-level Spell Casters. This further supported rlin’s previous conjecture that ancient Spell Casters must be extrely powerful, far stronger than contemporary Wizards could possibly conceive.

“So, who’s your Master, really? Surely you can tell now?”

rlin was curious. What sort of Spell Caster would leave behind a monunt like this, whose re Fla Image was so powerful?

However, the Fla Being shook its head slightly, and said in an icy tone, “Once you’ve cleared the third obstacle, you’ll learn about Master. Alright, I’ve said all that I’ve to say. Are you going to clear the obstacle, or quietly cultivate here?”

“Clear the obstacle? Even if I was a genuine Fourth-level Spell Caster, it would be exceedingly difficult to defeat a Fla Image that’s comparable to a Seventh-level Spell Caster. Or was there anyone who was only Fourth-level who had defeated a Seventh-level Spell Caster?”

rlin spoke with a bitter smile. Even the prodigies of Ozmu, at the Fourth-level, would not be able to defeat a Seventh-level Spell Caster. Even if rlin beca a Fourth-level Spell Caster soday and cultivated all his Pandora Demon Abilities to the second stage, it was still hard to say if he would be able to defeat a Seventh-level Spell Caster.

Moreover, the Fla Image was no average Seventh-level Spell Caster, but a powerful being that was able to easily kill another Seventh-level Spell Caster.

However, the Fla Being laughed coldly in response. “Fourth-level Spell Casters can’t defeat Seventh-level Spell Casters? I can only say that you’re far too ignorant and uninford. Have the Spell Casters of today’s age really fallen to such a stage? Master had designed the third obstacle in order to locate a prodigy which was on par with him, or even stronger than him. In the past, when Master was a Fourth-level Spell Caster, he vanquished a personal enemy who was a Seventh-level Spell Caster. If you can’t even compare to Master, then you have no right to the treasures he has left behind!”

Looking at the Fla Being’s haughty expression, rlin was shaken to the core. A Fourth-level Spell Caster, killing a Seventh-level Spell Caster, and it was during the golden age of Spell Casters – the one who left behind this monunt must be a celebrated individual who lived in the era of the Molta Empire!

However, rlin was unable to clear the third obstacle. All sorts of thoughts and ideas flashed across his mind, but none of them was a feasible plan.

“Am I really to die here, trapped?”

rlin mumbled in a low voice. If he did not clear the obstacle, he could still live, but he would be trapped here, in tornt every single day until his life ran out and he ended up as dry bones.

At the first obstacle, there had been a pile-up of dry bones which used to be Spell Casters.

“Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!”

Just then, the Bell Space at rlin’s chest began vibrating, emanating a burst of scorching energy.

rlin calculated the ti. The Mind Power duplicate in the Bell Space must have reached its limits again, so he cleared his head of these ssy thoughts, and fused the Mind Power duplicate within the Bell Space into his own Mind Power.

Once more, rlin’s Mind Power underwent a huge increase. Finally, his Mind Power gradually stopped expanding completely. He had already reached the peak of Third-level Mind Power. Such colossal Mind Power was even enough to construct two more Second-level spells.

At the mont, rlin had only constructed two Second-level spells, Darkness Tide and Earth Veil. He needed to construct four more Second-level spells before he could beco a Second-level Spell Caster.

He needed to construct a total of six Second-level spells to advance to a Second-level Spell Caster, but this would require him to reach the stage of Fourth-level Mind Power.

In the past, when rlin’s Mind Power had reached a level where he could construct more spells, he would be overjoyed. However, facing the third obstacle now, rlin’s power would not increase by much even if he beca a Second-level Spell Caster. It would not be of much help in terms of clearing the third obstacle.

“Fla Image, Seventh-level Spell Caster...”

rlin suddenly had a flash of intuition. He thought of Wizard Leo and recalled that during the great battle with Ozmu, Wizard Leo had hunted down a powerful Seventh-level Spell Caster from Ozmu over a thousand miles. He even transcended his own level, and killed him with his bare hands!

“Oh right, before I left, Wizard Leo gave the life-saving bracelet!”

With a jolt in his heart, rlin imdiately lifted his right hand. His gaze landed on his fair wrist, and as expected, he was wearing the ink-black bracelet.